A nuclear winter is a theoretical concept, but if the climate scenario expected to follow a large-scale nuclear war, in which ...

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences has received approval from the UW Board of Regents to introduce new master’s and Ph.D. programs in plant science and ...

While the majority of Midwestern farmers rotate corn and soybeans, commodity prices and corn yield advantages compel some to plant corn year after year.

The state-of-the-art facility will primarily focus on the challenges and opportunities in agricultural innovation for the ...

What is nitrogen balance, and how can it reshape crop rotations in Wisconsin’s agricultural landscapes? Join Dr. Steven Hall, Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences, ...

While most Midwestern farmers rotate corn and soybeans, commodity prices and corn yield advantages compel some to plant corn ...

Research led by Marissa Osterloh, a graduate student in agricultural meteorology, aims to restore Iowa to its natural habitat through the university’s record research funding. According to ...

The dynamics of this agroecosystem and its response to shocks are of interest as Kansas agriculture faced major droughts, including the catastrophic Dust Bowl of the 1930s. The analysis identifies a ...

In a new study, researchers from the university's Agroecosystem Sustainability Center and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences used the sophisticated agroecosystem model ...

Many groups have highlighted the need to harness microbiome properties to address pressing issues related to human health, 4 food insecurity, 5 agroecosystem degradation, 6 loss of global biodiversity ...

Shawn Conley, professor of plant and agroecosystem sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison Christina DiFonzo, professor and field crops entomologist, Michigan State University ...